England assistant coach Paul Collingwood hopes captain Ben Stokes “has another 100 Test caps in him” after mentioning a century of appearances within the longest type.
Stokes, who turns 33 in June, made his Check debut towards Australia in 2013 and has since scored 6,251 runs and brought 197 wickets.
Collingwood feels the surgical procedure Stokes not too long ago underwent on his left knee – the skipper will not be bowling within the ongoing India sequence as he recovers from that operation – will lengthen his profession.
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Sky Sports activities’ Nasser Hussain described Stokes as a ‘phenomenal participant and captain’ after the England skipper made his a hundredth Check look
Collingwood, who handed Stokes his milestone cap forward of the third Check towards India in Rajkot, instructed reporters after day one: “I have known Ben since he was a young whippersnapper at Durham. It was a real honour to be asked to present the cap in the first place.
“It was nice to say a couple of good phrases and to applaud what he has achieved in his profession thus far.
“It is not coming to an finish along with his knee getting higher and hopefully he has bought one other 100 Check caps in him.
“From the staff’s perspective, it was to thank him for what he is finished and simply the best way he pushes the boundaries on a regular basis and fills each participant and member of teaching workers with confidence.
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“It’s a great moment for him, I’m sure he’ll not be overly bothered about 100 Test caps but you could see once I was speaking he was pretty emotional to receive that cap.”
Collingwood praises ‘tireless’ Wooden
One other of Collingwood’s former Durham team-mates, quick bowler Mark Wooden, picked up three wickets in Rajkot as India closed the opening day on 326-5.
Wooden had Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill caught behind in a high quality early burst because the hosts slipped to 33-3 earlier than returning in a while to have Rohit Sharma caught by Stokes at mid-wicket for 131, snapping a 204-run stand with Ravindra Jadeja (110no).
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Hussain offers reward to Mark Wooden after the quick bowler picked up three wickets on day one of many third Check towards India
Collingwood added of Wooden: “Someone who can bowl over 90mph is a point of difference on these pitches. He has good skill with the new ball, he can nip that around and swing it.
“On flat pitches, you want a leg-spinner who can flip it each methods or excessive tempo. They often break the partnerships and provide you with an edge.
“Woody runs in tirelessly for this staff. He loves doing it and does it with a smile on his face.
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Paul Collingwood hailed England’s bowlers after India closed on 326-5 on the opening day in Rajkot
“We all realise that however many runs India get, we’re going to go out there pretty positively with the bat. If we have to chase runs on this pitch, it’s a very fast outfield and we’re good at chasing.”
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